{"id":2357744,"date":"2024-10-21T21:50:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T01:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-hunts-for-gop-votes-as-her-base-support-is-eroding-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T21:54:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T01:54:58","slug":"harris-hunts-for-gop-votes-as-her-base-support-is-eroding-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-hunts-for-gop-votes-as-her-base-support-is-eroding-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris hunts for GOP votes as her base support is eroding &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-hunts-for-gop-votes-as-her-base-support-is-eroding-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2357744&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President Kamala \u2062Harris is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glencore-in-hot-pursuit-of-teck-as-it-seeks-copper-assets\/\" title=\"Glencore in hot pursuit of Teck as it seeks copper assets\">actively seeking support<\/a> from\u200c centrist Republicans in battleground states like \u200bPennsylvania,\u2063 Michigan, \u200dand Wisconsin as Democrats express concerns about potential erosion of\u2062 her voter base. \u200cIn collaboration with former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who has \u2063distanced \u2062herself from \u200cthe GOP, \u200cHarris is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">holding\u2063 moderated discussions aimed<\/a> at courting suburban\u200d voters who previously supported Trump in 2016 but pivoted\u2064 to Biden in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Cheney,\u200b who has spoken out against Trump,\u200d emphasized\u2064 the importance of \u200cforeign\u200d policy stability \u200dand women&#8217;s healthcare, urging voters \u2062to reconsider\u2062 their views\u2064 on abortion in light of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-banks-on-abortion-ballot-measures-for-southwest-victory-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris banks on abortion ballot measures for Southwest victory - Washington Examiner\">recent restrictive laws<\/a>. Harris is adopting a moderate tone, promoting the\u200b importance of bipartisan dialogue while addressing \u2064key election issues that transcend party\u200d lines.<\/p>\n<p>However, Harris&#8217;s\u200d campaign faces \u2062challenges,\u2063 particularly in appealing\u200c to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signals-support-for-amazon-workers-vote-to-unionize\/\" title=\"Biden Signals Support For Amazon Workers\u2019 Vote To Unionize\">working-class voters<\/a> and organized labor, who have shown less support for her\u2064 compared to Biden.\u2064 Democrats are\u200c urging her to highlight the administration&#8217;s accomplishments, like the CHIPS Act, to\u200d connect with blue-collar \u2062workers\u2064 effectively. The broader\u200b narrative focuses on the \u2062risks posed by Trump and the urgency \u200cof safeguarding democracy, as Harris works to solidify her position before the upcoming\u200b election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris hunts for GOP votes as Democrats fear her base support is eroding<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1841875\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" Republicans\">Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a> teamed up with former<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/liz-cheney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pennsylvania\"> Rep. Liz Cheney on Monday <\/a>in an aggressive bid to win over centrist<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" Republicans\"> Republicans<\/a> who are on the fence about voting for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"former President Donald Trump\">former President Donald Trump<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pennsylvania\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, Michigan, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Harris campaign held moderated conversations in an effort to court centrists in the suburbs in battlegrounds that delivered Trump victory in 2016 but swung back for President Joe Biden in 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris is stumping alongside Cheney in an effort to win over voters who might have backed former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who had a base of supporters who were centrist and college-educated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former Wyoming congresswoman who is the daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney was exiled from the GOP after participating in a congressional investigation of Trump&rsquo;s role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She previously was in Republican leadership in the House before supporting Trump&rsquo;s second impeachment. She was eventually booted from leadership and defeated by a Trump-backed challenger in a GOP primary for her seat. Cheney called the choice between Harris and Trump, specifically on foreign policy, &ldquo;absolutely clear.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our adversaries know they can play Donald Trump,&rdquo; Cheney said. &ldquo;They absolutely know they can play him, and we simply can&rsquo;t afford to take that risk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cheney, speaking at the event in Malvern, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb, asked women there who oppose abortion to put their feelings on the topic aside and suggested that Republican restrictions on abortion had gone too far following the 2022 Supreme Court ruling in<em> Dobbs v. Jackson Women&rsquo;s Health Organization<\/em> that there is no constitutional right to abortion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think there are many of us around the country who have been pro-life but who have watched what is going on in states since the <em>Dobbs<\/em> decision and have watched state legislatures put in place laws that are resulting in women not getting the care they need,&rdquo; Cheney said. &ldquo;In places like Texas, for example, the attorney general is talking about suing, is suing to get access to women&rsquo;s medical records. That&rsquo;s not sustainable for us as a country, and it has to change.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Trump and Republicans attempt to paint Harris as a &ldquo;radical liberal,&rdquo; she struck a moderate tone during her appearances on Monday, promising to &ldquo;invite good ideas from wherever they come.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are traveling to three states to talk to all Americans about what is at stake in this election, but doing it through the lens of a very important point &mdash; that what is at stake in this election is so fundamental that it does really cross partisan lines,&rdquo; Harris said to reporters ahead of her second event in Michigan on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3145190\/how-to-vote-dates-deadlines-know-about-before-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VOTER REGISTRATION AND EARLY VOTING: KEY DATES AND DEADLINES IN THE 2024 ELECTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At an event in Royal Oak, Michigan, outside of Detroit, Cheney asked voters to vote their conscience and that they do &ldquo;not ever have to say a word to anybody.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cheney explained she had been spending time getting to know Harris and explained this would be the first time she is voting for a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I look at the nature of the threat Donald Trump poses &mdash; look, Donald Trump is doing everything he can to get people to forget about what he did &hellip; that level of instability, misogyny, that is someone you cannot entrust to the Oval Office,&rdquo; Cheney said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump attacked Cheney on social media on Monday, accusing her of being a &ldquo;war hawk&rdquo; and calling her &ldquo;dumb as a rock.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s bipartisan pursuit of support comes as some Democrats have grown concerned about Harris&rsquo;s support among working-class voters in the Midwest.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president has not received the same level of support as President Joe Biden among organized labor. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined to back either candidate, as did the International Association of Fire Fighters. Both endorsed Biden four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats want Harris to focus on appealing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-poll-shows-gop-becoming-party-of-blue-collar-workers\/\" title=\"NBC Poll Shows GOP Becoming Party Of Blue-Collar Workers\">blue-collar workers<\/a> and strike a more populist tone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a real possibility we are losing some of these voters to Trump and it&rsquo;s critical Harris speak about the work the administration has already done to benefit these workers,&rdquo; said a Democratic strategist based in Pennsylvania, who asked not to be named in an effort to speak candidly about the race.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She needs to be talking about the CHIPS Act, the administration&rsquo;s work to grow the auto industry and other things they&rsquo;ve done,&rdquo; the person said, referencing the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, which provided major new subsides for the domestic manufacturing of advanced computer chips and other key technologies. &ldquo;Sometimes the threat to democracy message doesn&rsquo;t resonate with these people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the latest<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/12\/us\/politics\/poll-black-voters-harris-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York Times<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/12\/us\/politics\/poll-black-voters-harris-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>-Siena College poll<\/a>, 70% of black men likely to vote said they would opt for Harris, while 20% said they would back Trump. Those numbers illustrate a 15-point difference from 2020, when 85% of black men answered they planned to support Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans continue to point out Harris&rsquo;s previous positions on electric vehicles and fracking in these critical states. Former Michigan GOP chair Saul Anuzis said Trump&rsquo;s messaging is clearly resonating with voters part of the &ldquo;blue wall&rdquo; that propelled Biden to victory last cycle.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump traditionally has been a candidate that has appealed to a kind of working class, blue collar, culturally conservative voter who doesn&rsquo;t like either political party. They just want to shake things up,&rdquo; Anuzis said, speaking with the <em>Washington Examiner.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They see Trump as a big disrupter, where Kamala Harris was kind of the quintessential establishment person who, you know, obviously got, you know, anointed for the nomination,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1841875\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1841875\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris seeks GOP support as Democrats worry about her base<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2357745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Harris-Cheney-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3728,6203,4021,3723,4030],"class_list":["post-2357744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-election","tag-gop","tag-harris","tag-support","tag-votes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Harris-Cheney-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2357745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}